Kibong Rhee
Kibong Rhee | South Korea b.1957 | There is no place – Shallow cuts 2008 | Glass, fog machine, artificial leaves, wood, steel, sand, motor, timer | Installation view, Kukje Gallery, Seoul | Images courtesy: The artist and Kukje Gallery, Seoul
b.1957 Seoul, South Korea
Lives and works in Seoul, South Korea
In the installations of Kibong Rhee, audiences encounter dreamlike scenarios in which everyday objects and images are made extraordinary through the illusion of movement and transformation. Using water and light to manipulate form and matter, Rhee plays on our expectations of the possible and impossible, offering metaphysical speculations that provide his work with a contemplative quality. In one of his recent works, books magically swim within translucent water tanks, a mesmerising act inspired by the artist accidentally dropping a book into the water of his bathtub while reading. In his installation at APT6, There is no place – Shallow cuts 2008, Rhee employs light and vapour to conjure a sublime impression of morning fog as it shrouds and obscures the silhouette of a vast willow tree. A powerfully physical work, it also suggest traditional landscape painting, forming a connection between experience and representation.
Exhibitions (solo): Kukje Gallery, Seoul, South Korea, 2008. Exhibitions (group): ‘Drawn in the Clouds’, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland, 2008; Singapore Biennale, Singapore, 2008; ‘Thermocline of Art: New Asian Waves’, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2007.
Installation photography
APT6 | Kibong Rhee | There is no place – Shallow cuts 2008
